In Vancouver’s Chinatown a new landmark rises. Not in steel or glass, but colour.

Against a towering black canvas, dozens of bright figures in yellows, reds and blues twist as if caught in free fall to form a colossal heart nearly 18 metres tall, visible from blocks away.

The mural, Humanity Heals, was unveiled last week on the side of the 10-storey Keefer House, which is in its final construction stage and set to open Oct. 20. It’s more than art, it’s a statement — a declaration of neighbourhood solidarity.

“It’s people, each alone, falling through the cracks,” said artist Rory Doyle, 45. “But together, their bodies form a heart, love, that can be seen from sight lines around the city.”

The mural was commissioned by the building’s owner, Kalido Hospitality Group, as a gesture to the n

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